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Ichi the Killer (2001) | Ranked Top 14% · CriticCrunch

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Ichi the Killer

Movie2001·129 min

Ichi the Killer

Directed by Takashi Miike

Action Crime Horror

A action crime film directed by Takashi Miike.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 14%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About Ichi the Killer

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: obsession, trauma recovery, action combat, japan, urban, rivals, assassin hitman, anti hero, cat and mouse, revenge quest, drug trade, organized crime, slasher, body horror

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Details

Director: Takashi Miike
Language: Japanese

Cast

Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto

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How Ichi the Killer Ranks

All movies

Top 14%

2000s movies

Top 11%

Action movies

Top 17%

2000s Action movies

Top 16%

Takashi Miike filmsTop 29%

Top 14% All movies.

the vibe

Ichi the Killer Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchbroadbleakgritty

unsettling

What it's about

cat & mouserevenge questobsessiontrauma recoveryassassin / hitmananti-herorivalsaction combatdrug tradeorganized crimeslasherbody horrorjapanurban

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

grittygritty